DENVER — Anthony Davis smiled, Nikola Jokić shrugged — one of the rare moments where two titans collide at the same position for 40 minutes, battling it out directly against one another with real stakes.
Tuesday night. The two-time MVP saw his reign end recently, but unlike Joel Embiid, he showed up throughout this opener.
Davis didn’t quite fall asleep, it was just superior moves by a legendary player who happened to make All-NBA second team behind Embiid. “His aggression, him driving the ball, dunking the ball in traffic,” Malone said. “We always talk about an aggressive Nikola Jokić is a very effective Nikola Jokić. A hell of a job by him.”
Seconds later, Aaron Gordon finished an alley-oop from Murray to give Ball Arena reason to breathe after an anxiety-filled second half. Murray, who’s been battling what’s best described as a “bug,” stepped up to score 31 with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.“Manageable. Yeah, I got an ear infection on Saturday,” Murray said. “You know how ear infections are; they hurt a lot. Just kind of wait it out. Couldn’t really do much, like you said, on Saturday and Sunday.
“Continue to keep the pressure on them, continue to just give them any look that we can,” Caldwell-Pope said. “I feel like the more pressure we put on them, the more we force the other guys to make shots, make the plays, it’s better for us.”
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